Virginia § 17.1-317 - Printing and distribution of advance sheets of such reports
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§ 17.1-317. Printing and distribution of advance sheets of such reports
A. In addition to the copies authorized to be printed and bound under § 17.1-316, the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia may have printed, for sale as advance sheets, a number of copies of each such report sufficient to fill orders received for advance sheets. He shall fix the price for advance sheets in an amount to cover the cost of printing, mailing and handling. All the funds collected from the sale of advance sheets shall be paid into the state treasury and reported to the Comptroller for credit to the general fund of the Commonwealth.
B. The Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia may also have printed as advance sheets a number of copies of each such report sufficient to furnish one copy of each such report to the following for their use and the use of their successors in office:
1. The Clerk of the Supreme Court;
2. The reporter of the Supreme Court;
3. The judges of each court of record of this Commonwealth;
4. The Division of Legislative Services;
5. The Secretary of the Virginia State Bar;
6. Each justice of the Supreme Court;
7. The members of the State Corporation Commission;
8. Each judge of a general district court and each judge of a juvenile and domestic relations district court and such district courts as shall be designated by the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia not to exceed 250 copies;
9. The Attorney General, his deputies and assistants upon written application to the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia; and
10. Any member of the General Assembly upon written application to the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia.
1980, c. 615, § 17-111.4; 1990, c. 731; 1998, c. 872.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 17.1-317 ("Printing and distribution of advance sheets of such reports") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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